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Hydration to lead next phase of RTD growth, says Tata Consumer Products

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-14T13:14:05+00:00

Tata Consumer Products’ RTD business has witnessed a fourfold increase in revenue over the last five to six years, aided by category expansion, new product launches, and distribution growth

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Democrats’ predicament with Graham Platner is one of the party’s own making

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-14T13:13:22+00:00

Platner’s long road ahead shows how Democrats may have fumbled the bag in MaineThe Democratic establishment’s early bet on Janet Mills, as its best hope to pick up a coveted Senate seat in Maine, now looks like a clear miscalculation – one that has left the party boxed into a far riskier general election fight than it ever anticipated. By rallying behind the septuagenarian governor, and sidelining Graham Platner for months, party leaders helped create the very predicament they face.Platner’s primary victory on Tuesday now means the closely-watched race will be a test of fortitude for Democrats

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Middle East crisis live: Iran says Israeli attack on Beirut show lack of US willing after Trump says peace deal will be signed today

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-14T13:04:15+00:00

Tehran’s top negotiator says the strikes showed the ⁠US ‌either lacked ‌the will to ‌fulfil its commitments or the ability to do soTrump says Iran peace deal could be signed by Sunday, with strait of Hormuz to open shortly afterIsrael says it has struck Beirut’s south suburbs, with explosions heard in the city. The Israeli military claimed the attacks on the Lebanese capital were in response to Hezbollah firing into Israeli territory.The military were reportedly targeting Hezbollah targets in Beirut’s southern suburbs, the group’s stronghold known as Dahiyeh, according to a joint statement by

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Cognizant’s India listing plans go slow amid market volatility and AI impact

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-14T13:04:03+00:00

Nasdaq on Thursday announced that IT major Cognizant will be removed from its Nasdaq-100 Index later this month as the index makes room for a set of new companies, many of which are riding the AI wave

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Mother hopes to get justice for murdered daughter in retrial in Dominican Republic

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-14T13:00:44+00:00

Shirley Firth is hoping those responsible for Lindsay de Feliz’s death in 2019 will finally be convictedA Cambridgeshire mother in her 90s is hoping to finally see justice for her murdered daughter when a retrial into her death is due to open in the Dominican Republic this week.The body of Lindsay de Feliz, 64, a successful author, was found in a shallow grave, close to her home in the north-west of the Dominican Republic, in December 2019. Continue reading...

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Cockroach Janata Party to hold protest in Jaipur tomorrow

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-14T12:44:05+00:00

Party founder Abhijeet Deepke, national spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka, education reformer and environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk and several other leaders and social activists are expected to participate in the programme

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UK poised to water down 2030 EV sales targets after industry and union pressure

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-14T12:37:22+00:00

Keir Starmer ready to overrule Ed Miliband after warnings that manufacturers would be penalised and jobs put at riskThe UK government is poised to water down its 2030 targets for electric vehicle sales after intense lobbying by the car industry and unions.The government is preparing to consult on less ambitious targets for the transition to fully battery-powered electric cars over the rest of the decade after carmakers and unions warned that they would penalise manufacturers and put jobs at risk. Continue reading...

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Middle East crisis live: Trump says Iran deal will be signed today but Tehran casts doubt on timing as Israel launches strikes on Beirut

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-14T12:29:23+00:00

Deal could see strait of Hormuz immediately ‘open to all’; IDF launches strikes on Lebanese capital as negotiations continueTrump says Iran peace deal could be signed by Sunday, with strait of Hormuz to open shortly afterIsrael says it has struck Beirut’s south suburbs, with explosions heard in the city. The Israeli military claimed the attacks on the Lebanese capital were in response to Hezbollah firing into Israeli territory.The military were reportedly targeting Hezbollah targets in Beirut’s southern suburbs, the group’s stronghold known as Dahiyeh, according to a joint statement by prime m

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UFC to pay White House fighters in crypto issued by Trump company

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-14T12:20:37+00:00

Some fighters will receive bonuses in ‘stablecoins’ issued by Trump family business World Liberty FinancialThe Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) announced on Friday that it will pay bonuses to fighters in a form of cryptocurrency issued by Trump family business World Liberty Financial at the heavily publicized White House mixed martial arts event on Sunday.The development connects the Trump family’s financial interests to the high-profile UFC competition being promoted on government property. The competition on the south White House lawn is scheduled for 14 June, Donald Trump’s birthday. Co

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DNA from 2,000-year-old grape seeds points to origins of modern winemaking

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-14T12:12:10+00:00

Researchers also discover that the ancient vines of Chianti, famed for its red wines, produced white fruitDNA extracted from 2,000-year-old grape seeds found in ancient wells in Tuscany has enabled scientists to map the most extensive genetic history of grapevines recovered from a single site, revealing that vineyards of the Roman era formed part of the empire’s sophisticated agricultural network that might have influenced the development of modern winemaking.The research led by scientists at the University of York also found that white grapes once dominated the site in Chianti, an area of Tus

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Zelenskyy thanks UK for intercepting Russian shadow fleet oil tanker after armed forces board vessel - as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-14T12:02:07+00:00

Keir Starmer said British armed forces intercepted a Russian shadow fleet vessel in the early hours of Sunday morningBritish armed forces intercept Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in ChannelUkrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has thanked the UK for intercepting a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the English Channel, describing it as an “important step”.“It was Russia’s hubris, fuelled by high oil and gas revenues, that paved the way for this war, and every decision by partners that deprives Russia of money also limits the war itself” he wrote in a post on X, in which he personally thanke

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Dangerous hormone-disrupting chemicals found in US breast milk samples

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-14T12:00:43+00:00

Study of mothers in Seattle underscores ‘widespread, systemic problem’ of chemical contamination, experts sayBreast milk samples from mothers in Seattle contain alarming levels of dangerous hormone-disrupting chemicals, including BPA, BPS, melamine, cyanuric acid, and triclosan, new peer-reviewed research has found.The chemicals present a serious risk to infants because they likely interfere with hormones that are critical to newborns’ proper development, and have been found to be harmful at very low levels of exposure. About 92% of 50 samples were contaminated with at least one of the anti-mi

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‘Straight out of Trumpland’: LGBTQ+ members fight for Pride after Essex library ban

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-14T12:00:42+00:00

Rochford LGBTQ+ community say Reform council’s ban on flying pride flags or holding events states they’re not welcomeBefore Reform gained control of Essex county council in the May elections, Chris Taylor and members of the Rochford LGBTQ+ community already felt they were witnessing a growing tide of political rhetoric around identity.But they were still shocked when the county’s new leadership moved to ban Pride events in 74 libraries, scaling back events of “any particular groups or themes”, a decision they said was “straight out of Trumpland”. Continue reading...

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Antidepressants and antipsychotics could serve as alternatives to opioids, study finds

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-14T12:00:42+00:00

Medications that target depression, anxiety and poor sleep could help treat pain without opioids’ addictive propertiesA range of other medications could serve as alternatives to powerful opioids for pain relief in emergency departments, according to a new study.The review paper examined non-opioid medications available in the emergency department at San Francisco general hospital and examined existing medical literature to figure out which ones might provide pain relief. Continue reading...

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Wes Streeting plans to increase high-skilled immigration if he becomes PM

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-14T11:42:26+00:00

Leadership hopeful to also say tax revenues from new North Sea oil and gasfields should be used to cut energy billsWes Streeting’s pitch to be the next Labour leader will include a plan to increase high-skilled immigration to the UK, arguing that Donald Trump is telling scientists and AI experts they are not welcome in the US.In a speech this coming week, the former health secretary will also say that tax revenues from new North Sea oil and gasfields should be used to cut energy bills. Continue reading...

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